Students are taking to the streets to march on Montecitorio - Chamber of Deputies - to protest the new school decree-law issued yesterday by the Meloni government, arguing that the real issues facing schools lie elsewhere. Students call it the Racism Decree because it establishes, among other things, a cap on the number of foreign students per class and bans the wearing of the niqab and burqa during lessons. No to the Racism Decree. Less election campaigning, more funding for schools reads the banner. Rome Italy - ZUMAg256 20260925_znp_g256_005

September 25, 2026, Rome, Rm, Italy: Students are taking to the streets to march on Montecitorio - Chamber of Deputies - to protest the new school decree-law issued yesterday by the Meloni government, arguing that the real issues facing schools lie elsewhere. Students call it the Racism Decree because it establishes, among other things, a cap on the number of foreign students per class and bans the wearing of the niqab and burqa during lessons. No to the Racism Decree. Less election campaigning, more funding for schools reads the banner. Rome Italy - ZUMAg256 20260925_znp_g256_005